Executive producers to leave 'Gilmore Girls'

NEW YORK (AP) -- The popular WB series "Gilmore Girls" will have to continue without the husband-and-wife team that has been its creative force since the beginning.
Amy Sherman-Palladino and Dan Palladino said Thursday they will leave as executive producers following the end of this season, its sixth. The show's production company said "Gilmore Girls" will continue next season with Dave Rosenthal, who has been a writer-producer there, running things.
The WB is closing up shop this fall, but "Gilmore Girls" is expected to move to the new CW network, which is a combination of the current WB and UPN networks.
With stars Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel under contract for one more season, next year is widely considered to be the show's last one.
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